# Psalms 103.3-4

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. <sup>A Psalm of David.</sup> Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2. Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:
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> **3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases; 4. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;**
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> 5. Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle. 6. Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed. (Psalms 103:1-6, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. <b>By David. </b> Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! 2. Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits;
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> **3. who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases; 4. who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies;**
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> 5. who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6. Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed. (Psalms 103:1-6, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
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> **3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;**
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> 5. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 6. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. (Psalms 103:1-6, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts, His Holy Name. 2. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And forget not all His benefits,
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> **3. Who is forgiving all thine iniquities, Who is healing all thy diseases, 4. Who is redeeming from destruction thy life, Who is crowning thee, kindness and mercies,**
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> 5. Who is satisfying with good thy desire, Renew itself as an eagle doth thy youth. 6. Jehovah is doing righteousness and judgments For all the oppressed. (Psalms 103:1-6, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.


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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [100 Verses of Compassion and God's Goodness](/codex/100-verses-of-compassion-and-gods-goodness/), via [Psalms 103.3](/codex/psalms-103-3/)
- [Duane Miller (Houston 1993)](/codex/duane-miller-houston-1993/)
- [Spirit of Infirmity](/codex/spirit-of-infirmity/), via [Psalms 103.3](/codex/psalms-103-3/)

**Lexicon:**

- [H1350 - goel](/codex/h1350-goel/), via [Psalms 103.4](/codex/psalms-103-4/)
- [H5771 - avon](/codex/h5771-avon/), via [Psalms 103.3](/codex/psalms-103-3/)
- [H7356 - rachamim](/codex/h7356-rachamim/), via [Psalms 103.4](/codex/psalms-103-4/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.